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Police Officers' and Legal Professionals' Perceptions Regarding How Children Are, and Should Be, Questioned About Repeated Abuse

Belinda L. Guadagno Deakin University, Australia
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Martine B. Powell Deakin University, Australia
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Rebecca Wright Deakin University, Australia
Pages 251-260 | Published online: 04 Mar 2011

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PaulM. Dietze, MartineB. Powell & DonaldM. Thomson. (2012) Examination of the Effect of Mental Reinstatement of Context Across Developmental Level, Retention Interval and Type of Mnemonic Instruction. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 19:1, pages 89-103.
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JulianneM. Read & MartineB. Powell. (2011) Improving the Legal Aspects of Police Interviewing of Suspects. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 18:4, pages 599-611.
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MartineB. Powell, Rebecca Wright & CarolynH. Hughes-Scholes. (2011) Contrasting the Perceptions of Child Testimony Experts, Prosecutors and Police Officers Regarding Individual Child Abuse Interviews. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 18:1, pages 33-43.
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